Take the Cyndi Lauper Quiz

Test your knowledge of the singer who encouraged us all to show our ‘True Colors’

John Murph

Published July 19, 2016

10 Questions

Take the Cyndi Lauper Quiz

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  "question" : "This former World Wrestling Federation (WWF) wrestler appeared in Cyndi Lauper’s music video for “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Mr. Wrestler II",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Hulk Hogan",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Rick Rude",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Captain Lou Albano",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Junkyard Dog",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Lou Albano (best known as Captain Lou Albano) portrayed Lauper’s father in the music video for “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” He appeared in several other videos, including “Time After Time” and “She Bop.”",
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}, {
  "question" : "Cyndi Lauper’s hit debut album, \"She’s So Unusual,\" contained a cover of this Prince song.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "“I Feel For You”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "“Bambi”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "“Time After Time”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "“Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "“When You Were Mine”",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "“When You Were Mine,” which originally appeared on Prince’s 1980 LP, \"Dirty Mind.\"",
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}, {
  "question" : "This jazz musician famously covered Cyndi Lauper’s ballad “Time After Time.”",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Dizzy Gillespie",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "David Sanborn",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Miles Davis",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Diane Schuur",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Ella Fitzgerald",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Miles Davis’ 1985 album, \"You’re Under Arrest,\" featured jazz renditions of “Time After Time” and Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature.”",
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}, {
  "question" : "This Cyndi Lauper favorite was included in the Parents Music Resource Center’s “Filthy Fifteen” list, which led to the creation of the parental advisory sticker.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "“She Bop”",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "“All Through the Night”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "“Money Changes Everything”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "“I’ll Kiss You”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "“Unhook the Stars”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "“She Bop” celebrated the joys of masturbation. Other songs on the “Filthy Fifteen” list included Madonna’s “Dress You Up,” Prince’s “Darling Nikki” and Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”",
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}, {
  "question" : "Cyndi Lauper’s sophomore LP, \"True Colors,\" contained a cover of this iconic R&B sociopolitical song.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "“The World Is a Ghetto”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "“Wake Up Everybody”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "“You Haven’t Done Nothin’”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "“What’s Going On”",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "“Harvest to the World”",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Cyndi Lauper covered Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” then released it as the third single from \"True Colors.\"",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "Cyndi Lauper’s song “True Colors” was used in television commercials for this product.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "United Colors of Benetton clothing",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Kodak film",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Sherwin-Williams paint",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Panasonic TV",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Coca-Cola",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Kodak used the choral version of “True Colors” for television advertisements of its film.",
  "hint" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "This jazz veteran appeared on Cyndi Lauper’s 2003 disc, \"At Last.\"",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Tony Bennett",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Clark Terry",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Wynton Marsalis",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Herbie Hancock",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Harry Connick Jr.",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Tony Bennett appeared on \"At Last,\" singing a duet with Cyndi Lauper on “Makin’ Whoopee.”",
  "hint" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "The True Colors Fund, a nonprofit organization cofounded by Cyndi Lauper, has this as its main mission.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Fight racism in the U.S.",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "End homelessness in the LGBTQ community",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "End domestic abuse against women",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Promote arts education in public schools",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Legalize same-sex marriage",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The True Colors Fund focuses on ending homelessness in the LGBTQ community. Cyndi Lauper has long being a strong ally for the LGBT community; her song “True Colors” became a gay anthem.",
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}, {
  "question" : "Such R&B and blues artists as B.B. King, Ann Peebles and Allen Toussaint appeared on this critically acclaimed Cyndi Lauper disc.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "\"Detour\"",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "\"The Body Acoustic\"",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "\"Memphis Blues\"",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "\"Shine\"",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "\"Hat Full of Stars\"",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "\"Memphis Blues\" featured the aforementioned artists and other music figures such as Charlie Musselwhite and Johnny Lang.",
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}, {
  "question" : "Cyndi Lauper wrote music and lyrics for the Broadway musical \"Kinky Boots.\" Who is the production’s playwright?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Harvey Fierstein",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Clive Barker",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Andrew Lloyd Webber",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Seth MacFarlane",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Neil Patrick Harris",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The Tony-winning Harvey Fierstein wrote the book for the Broadway production, which is based on the 2005 film of the same name.",
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